Grunau Surname

189,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Grunau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grunau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5071:53,4216,942
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
Poland2101:180,99424,805
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Israel191:450,40234,739
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Grünau (73) are calculated separately.

Grunau Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Grunau Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Grunau (Russian: Грунау) is found most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant: Grünau. Click here for other potential spellings of Grunau.

How Common Is The Last Name Grunau? popularity and diffusion

Grunau is the 189,802nd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,275,302 people. The last name Grunau is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Grunau are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,507 people, or 1 in 53,421. In Germany Grunau is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Hamburg, where 8 percent live. Outside of Germany Grunau exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Poland, where 9 percent live.

Grunau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grunau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grunau surname increased 2,545 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grunau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Grunau surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Grunau last name are 9.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grunau earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.57% less than the national average, earning R 50,916 per year; in United States they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $43,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $57,658 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grünau9473/
Gruneau9247/
Gruenau9212/
Grunaud926/
Gruinau921/
Gruna91494/
Grunu910/
Grunhaus8684/
Grunhaut8612/
Gronau835,906/
Grauna83115/
Grunas8353/
Grunat8323/
Grunga8313/
Grunay8312/
Grunue8312/
Grouna835/
Grunah831/
Grunou831/
Grunup831/
Grungu831/
Grunea831/
Grunna830/
Grunnu830/
Grunhut77352/
Groneau77132/
Gruinea7737/
Grounas7727/
Grunnah7725/
Grunupp7711/
Grunash779/
Graunas777/
Gruneus775/
Grunhat772/
Grounou772/
Grounga772/
Grunnat771/
Graugna771/
Ghrunat771/
Greunuß771/
Grunacz771/
Grunnut771/
Grougna771/
Graunna771/
Grumnuy771/
G'Rouna771/
Grunhup771/
Grunast770/
Grugnas770/
Grona731,232/
Gruno73326/
Grumhaus7137/
Grünhaut712/
Grünhaus711/
Grunhuis711/
Greunhut711/
Grunhoud711/
Graunatt710/
Grunnudt710/
Grzona67915/
Grungo67202/
Grónai6777/
Gronea6740/
Gronna6723/
Grinea6723/
Grinha6713/
Grugno678/
Gronay676/
Grunos676/
Grinay676/
Groena676/
Gronai675/
Grinaj674/
Grunță674/
Griena673/
Grusno673/
Grinah672/
Grünas672/
Grinai672/
Gruney672/
Grónay671/
Grunot671/
Groona671/
Grueña671/
Grunee671/
Grunnejad671/
Grunoy671/
Grunie670/

Grunau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grunau in the Russian language
Грунауgrunau-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grunau
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